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Punta Cana Airport, the Caribbean’s Busiest Air Hub, Is Making Changes
More Daily Nonstop Flights Are Coming to Puerto Rico
It’s no secret that Puerto Rico is in the midst of a full-fledged airlift boom, and now the island will soon be getting more new daily nonstop flights, Caribbean Journal has learned. Low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines, which kicked off a …
Delta Is Launching New York-Grand Cayman Flights
Delta Air Lines is adding a new route from New York to the Cayman Islands, Caribbean Journal has learned. The new seasonal service is set to launch June 13, according to the Cayman Islands Department of Tourism. It will operate …
A New Hotel Is Open in St Maarten
St Maarten’s tourism rebirth has continued with the debut of the island’s newest hotel: the Adonis Cupecoy. The Adonis is the first new-build hotel to open its doors since Hurricane Irma, with a setting in Cupecoy, just south of the …
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Spirit Adding New Flights to Colombia’s Caribbean Coast
Low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines is adding a new nonstop route to the Caribbean coast of Colombia. Spirit will be launching a new thrice-weekly flight from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport to Barranquilla, Colombia. The new service, which launches April 23, will …
Year-End Push Leads Cancun Airport to Positive Growth
After a sluggish summer, Cancun’s air traffic managed to climb into positive territory with a late-2019 push. Mexico’s most popular destination reported a total of 25.48 million passengers in 2019, a 1.1 percent increase over the calendar year 2018. That …
Puerto Rico Air Arrivals Continue to Boom
Puerto Rico’s surging air arrivals continued in December, according to the latest numbers from Mexico-based ASUR, which manages the island’s primary air hub, Luis Munoz International Airport in San Juan. San Juan reported 937,716 passengers in December, a 19.6 percent …
Delta Launches New York-Bogota Flights
There’s a new way to get to Bogota from the Northeast. Delta Air Lines has officially launched a new nonstop route between New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport and Bogota, Colombia’s El Dorado International Airport. The new route is …
Puerto Rico Is Getting New Nonstop Flights From Baltimore
Frontier Airlines is continuing its Caribbean push with plans for another new route to Puerto Rico. The low-cost carrier will be launching new daily flights from Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport to San Juan, Puerto Rico. The new service will …
The Caribbean Travel Awards 2020
It’s been a stellar year for Caribbean travel. Stayover tourist arrivals are booming almost universally across the region. It seems like a new hotel opens up every week (and if you read Caribbean Journal, you realize it’s even more often …
Cancun Air Traffic Showing Improvement
Cancun International Airport had another solid month in November, the latest data from parent company ASUR show. After what was a sluggish year for most of 2019, the airport has picked up steam in recent months. Indeed, traffic in Cancun …
Puerto Rico Air Traffic is Surging
In another strong sign for Puerto Rico’s tourism industry, the island’s biggest air hub had a significant traffic surge in November. Mexico-based ASUR, which manages San Juan’s Luis Munoz Marin International Airport, reported a 20.2 percent increase in passenger traffic …
More Travelers are Visiting Martinique
The French Caribbean department of Martinique continues to draw more travelers in 2019. The island, one of the Caribbean’s most fascinating and culturally rich destinations, saw a 6.1 percent increase in stayover visitor arrivals through the first half of 2019, …
Two Abaco Hotels Reopen in The Bahamas
In a major step in Abaco’s tourism recovery, the first two resorts have reopened in Great Abaco in The Bahamas, the first to do so since Hurricane Dorian. That includes the Abaco Club on Winding Bay, one of the leading …
U.S. Flights Could Soon Return to Grand Bahama
Flights from the United States are set to return to Grand Bahama, according to a statement from the Grand Bahama Island Tourism Board. Officials are targeting the middle of this month for the resumption of flights from the United States. …
Cancun Airport Traffic Showing Improvement
Cancun saw a jump in air traffic in September, according to the latest data from Mexico-based ASUR, which manages the destination’s airport. Cancun International Airport saw a 1.2 percent increase in passenger traffic last month, with a total of 1.748 …
Why Eleuthera Should Be Your Next Bahamas Destination
“Jacques Cousteau couldn’t find the bottom.” The legendary explorer came here to the Ocean Hole in Eleuthera in 1971, drawn to one of the stunning inland sikholes called Blue Holes of which there are more in The Bahamas than anywhere …
Royal Caribbean, Carnival to Build New Saint Lucia Cruise Port
Royal Caribbean Cruises and Carnival Corporation have signed a memorandum of understanding with the government of Saint Lucia on a major new joint venture. The two cruise giants will work together to manage Saint Lucia’s existing cruise pier and terminal …
Virgin Atlantic Is Adding More Barbados Flights
Virgin Atlantic is ramping up its flight service to the island of Barbados for the upcoming winter travel season. Virgin will be adding more flights from Manchester to Barbados beginning this winter, with the addition of a third weekly flight …
